Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review
This project is closed.
Brisbane Airport’s new runway and the associated flight paths commenced operations on 12 July 2020. These flight paths have changed the way aircraft operate as they arrive and depart from Brisbane Airport.
Brisbane Airport Corporation and Airservices continue to work with stakeholders across community, government and industry to ensure that the Brisbane Airport operations meet the highest safety standards and incorporate the most environmentally sustainable practices wherever practicable.
For information on current aircraft operations visit our interactive Aircraft in Your Neighbourhood website here.
How do I receive updates on the PIR?
If you wish to receive further updates on the PIR, you must register and subscribe to follow this project.
Please also check in regularly for new information.
Brisbane Airport’s new runway and the associated flight paths commenced operations on 12 July 2020. These flight paths have changed the way aircraft operate as they arrive and depart from Brisbane Airport.
Brisbane Airport Corporation and Airservices continue to work with stakeholders across community, government and industry to ensure that the Brisbane Airport operations meet the highest safety standards and incorporate the most environmentally sustainable practices wherever practicable.
For information on current aircraft operations visit our interactive Aircraft in Your Neighbourhood website here.
How do I receive updates on the PIR?
If you wish to receive further updates on the PIR, you must register and subscribe to follow this project.
Please also check in regularly for new information.
This project is closed.
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Brisbane PIR - Community Information Sessions Q&A document
Responses to questions received
Responses to the questions raised during the Community Information Sessions are now available here.
We would like to thank the community for the continued participation in the PIR process.
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Brisbane PIR - updated draft Terms of Reference
The updated Terms of Reference and Summary of Feedback now available
Thank you to everyone who provided feedback on the draft Terms of Reference. The document has now been updated.
We have provided an updated version as well as a version with all changes in mark-up.
A summary of feedback and our responses is also available here.
Feedback on the updated Terms of Reference and on our proposed Engagement Timeline can be provided up to midnight (AEST) Sunday 21 November 2021 via our online tool here
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Brisbane PIR - Community Information Sessions video recordings
Video Recordings of the PIR Community Information Sessions
Recordings of the sessions are now now available through the links below. Please note that the first recording at Norman Park is still being uploaded due to file size. It will be made available on this page later this week.
Norman Park session 1 (video is now uploaded)
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Brisbane PIR - Community Information Sessions completed
Community Information Sessions Complete
The five community information sessions for the Brisbane PIR have been completed. Thank you to all community members who joined these sessions either in person or online.
A copy of the presentations are now available through the links below:
Video recordings of the meeting are currently being uploaded and should be available for viewing on Monday 1 November 2021.
Second review for updated draft ToR
The updated Terms of Reference and Summary of Feedback on the Terms of Reference will also be uploaded on Monday 1 November 2021.
Feedback on the updated Terms of Reference can be provided up to midnight (AEST) Sunday 21 November 2021. An announcement will be made on this project page and a newsletter inviting community members to participate will be sent once the feedback period commences.
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Brisbane PIR Community Information Session - Live Stream
Airservices will commence the first of five community information sessions for the Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review (PIR) from Wednesday, 13 October. We have reached venue capacity for four of these sessions but we will also be live streaming all sessions for community members who are interested in participating online.
Please click on this link to access the live stream: BRISBANE PIR COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSION LIVE STREAM
Please note that the link will become active shortly before the sessions commence.
Session Viewing Details
Date: Wednesday, 13 October 2021 (session at capacity)
Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Venue: Norman Park Sports & Community Club, 43 Norman Ave, Norman Park
Date: Friday, 15 October 2021 (session at capacity)
Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Venue: View Brisbane, Kingsford Smith Dr &, Hunt St, Hamilton
Date: Monday, 18 October 2021 (session at capacity)
Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Venue: Brookfield Hall, 550 Brookfield Road, Brookfield
Date: Saturday 23 October 2021 (session at capacity)
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Venue: Samford Farmer's Hall (1st floor), 30 Main St, Samford Village
Date: Wednesday 27 October 2021 (session at capacity)
Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Venue: Norman Park Sports & Community Club, 43 Norman Ave, Norman Park
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Brisbane PIR - Samford Community Information Session
A community information session for the Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review (PIR) will be held in Samford on the following date:
Session details
Date: Saturday, 23 October 2021
Time: 3.00pm – 5.00pm
Venue: Samford Farmer's Hall (1st floor), 30 Main St, Samford Village
To join the session, please complete the Registration Form. Registration will close on Wednesday, 13 October. Registrants will be sent email confirmation prior to the session.
Registration for attendance
Due to COVID-19 restrictions in Brisbane affecting the number of people allowed in indoor venues, and to provide a meaningful opportunity for discussion between Airservices and the community, seating will be limited and all attendees must RSVP.
Watch the Livestream
A link to the Livestream will be provided on the Engage project page prior to the session. You do not need to register to participate in the Livestream.
Submit questions
To allow for equitable participation in the sessions and gathering of any data to support more detailed responses, we are asking that community questions be submitted in advance of the sessions, by Wednesday, 13 October, using the online Registration Form.
Questions submitted through registration for the previously scheduled sessions have been recorded and will be used to guide presentation content. The opportunity to ask questions online and in person at the events will be provided, but responses may be limited by reasonable access to supporting information.
If you do not intend to attend in person but would still like to ask a question you can submit them via this form.
COVID Safety Measures
We will be complying with all COVID safety measures required at the time of the sessions. Please ensure you bring a mask and adhere to Queensland Government check in requirements.
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Brisbane PIR Community Information Sessions
Community information sessions for the Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review (PIR) will be held on the following dates in October.
Session details
Date: Wednesday, 13 October 2021
Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Venue: Norman Park Sports & Community Club, 43 Norman Ave, Norman Park
Date: Friday, 15 October 2021
Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Venue: View Brisbane, Kingsford Smith Dr &, Hunt St, Hamilton
Date: Monday, 18 October 2021
Time: 5.30pm – 7.30pm
Venue: Brookfield Hall, 550 Brookfield Road, Brookfield
Please use the Registration Form to register your interest in attending the sessions. .
A further session is planned for Samford and details will be provided once a venue and date are confirmed.
Please check this page for an update later this week.
In response to community feedback on the limited numbers advised previously for these sessions, we have increased from two to four sessions, and will consider additional sessions if necessary. We have maintained the limit of 50 people per session to manage COVID-19 risks and to ensure we can have a meaningful discussion with attendees. A Livestream will also be provided on the Engage project page.
Purpose of the sessions
These sessions will provide an opportunity for the community to learn more about the PIR purpose and process, and to discuss the draft PIR Terms of Reference (ToR), including some of the feedback we have received to date. An updated draft ToR will be provided to the community for further comment following the sessions.
To allow for greater participation, we will be holding the sessions in both in-person and online formats. We will publish a recording of the key presentations on our Engage Airservices site after the events.
Filming and camera equipment is not permitted in the sessions as they deter participation.
Airservices will host more community information sessions and workshops at key points during the PIR. This will also be discussed in these first meetings.
Registration for attendance
Due to COVID-19 restrictions in Brisbane affecting the number of people allowed in indoor venues, and to provide a meaningful opportunity for discussion between Airservices and the community, sessions are limited to 50 guests and all attendees must RSVP.
To join our sessions, please complete the Registration Form. Registration will close on Wednesday, 6 October. Registrants will be sent email confirmation prior to the sessions.
Watch the Livestream
A link to the Livestream will be provided on the Engage project page prior to the session. You do not need to register to participate in the Livestream.
Submit questions
To allow for equitable participation in the sessions and gathering of any data to support more detailed responses, we are asking that community questions be submitted in advance of the sessions, by Wednesday, 6 October, using the online Registration Form.
If you do not intend to attend in person but would still like to ask a question you can submit them via this form .
Questions submitted through registration for the previously scheduled sessions have been recorded and will be used to guide presentation content. The opportunity to ask questions online and in person at the events will be provided, but responses may be limited by reasonable access to supporting information.
COVID Safety Measures
We will be complying with all COVID safety measures required at the time of the sessions. Please ensure you bring a mask and adhere to Queensland Government check in requirements.
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Community Information Sessions rescheduled
Airservices would like to advise that the community information sessions on the Brisbane PIR will be rescheduled to October.
In determining the proposed timing, we considered many elements including COVID lockdowns and the Terms of Reference Review period. The first public meeting was scheduled next week to close out the first round of feedback on the Terms of Reference that closed on September 5.
We’d hoped the southern states would be out of lockdown to allow our noise specialists based in Canberra and Melbourne to attend. However, due to the extended lockdowns and concerns from the community around the timing of the meetings, we are happy to move the sessions to after the school holidays.
We will provide updated information on the new dates once we confirm venue availability and will give at least two weeks’ notice.
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Brisbane PIR draft Terms of Reference comment period closed
The first review period for the draft Terms of Reference (ToR) is now closed.
We thank everyone who participated by providing feedback on the draft ToR.
We will consider all community feedback and will provide an updated version of the ToR on this project page.
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PIR update - Community Session
Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions in Brisbane affecting the number of people allowed in indoor venues, the community session we were proposing for August 2021 will be rescheduled to September 2021. This will allow for a greater number of community members to attend the session in person. A live streaming option to view the presentations will also be provided.
Submissions on the Terms of Reference will remain open until 5 September 2021. The community session will address the feedback we receive. An updated ToR will be released for a second round of feedback.
We have provided a list of commonly asked questions in our PIR FAQs section. These will be updated as questions are received. You may find it useful to read through these prior to preparing your submission.
Timeline
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July 2020
Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review has finished this stageNew runway opened
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July 2021
Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review has finished this stagePost Implementation Review (PIR) commenced – Release of draft Terms of Reference
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August 2021
Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review has finished this stageModelled vs actual aircraft noise summary released
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December 2021
Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review has finished this stagePIR Terms of Reference finalised
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December 2021
Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review has finished this stageTrax International appointed to conduct independent review
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February 2022
Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review has finished this stageNoise improvement trials commenced
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April 2022
Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review has finished this stageTrax Interim Report released
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July 2022
Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review has finished this stageTrax Final Report received
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August 2022
Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review has finished this stageTrax Final Report released
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August 2022
Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review has finished this stageAirservices response to Trax Final Report
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September 2022
Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review has finished this stagePIR community workshops
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October 2022
Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review has finished this stageDraft PIR report released for public comment
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October - November 2022
Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review has finished this stagePublic comment period - closing 20 November 2022
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December 2022
Brisbane Airport Flight Path Changes Post Implementation Review is currently at this stageFinal PIR report released
Documents
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PIR report
- Brisbane Post Implementation Review - Final Report (1.1 MB) (pdf)
- Brisbane Post Implementation Review - Final Report Fact Sheet (1.19 MB) (pdf)
- Brisbane Draft PIR Report - Response to Feedback (1.43 MB) (pdf)
- Brisbane Post Implementation Review - Draft Report with tracked changes (1.04 MB) (pdf)
- Brisbane Post Implementation Review Report - Draft (1.02 MB) (pdf)
- Brisbane Post Implementation Review Report with appendices - Draft (20 MB) (pdf)
- Brisbane PIR Recommendations Community Workshops Slides (6.66 MB) (pdf)
- Trax International - Community Focus Groups Overview (344 KB) (pdf)
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Noise Improvement Trials
- Noise Improvement Trial - Qlink RNP-AR 19L Over The Bay (294 KB) (pdf)
- Noise Improvement Trial - Intersection Departure Restrictions (298 KB) (pdf)
- Noise Improvement Trial - SODPROPS (160 KB) (pdf)
- Q1 - Brisbane Trial Results - Intersection Departures (1.02 MB) (pdf)
- Q1 - Brisbane Trial Results - SODPROPS (9.44 MB) (pdf)
- Q2 - Brisbane Trial Results - Intersection Departures (494 KB) (pdf)
- Q2 - Brisbane Trial Results - SODPROPS (563 KB) (pdf)
- Q3 - Brisbane Trial Results - Intersection Departures (516 KB) (pdf)
- Q3 - Brisbane Trial Results - SODPROPS (572 KB) (pdf)
- Q4 - Brisbane Trial Results - Intersection Departures (1.56 MB) (pdf)
- Q4 - Brisbane Trial Results - SODPROPS (1.38 MB) (pdf)
- PIR Factsheets
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Brisbane PIR Terms of Referance
- Brisbane NPR PIR ToR_FINAL.pdf (513 KB) (pdf)
- Review_of_community_feedback__Draft_TOR_v0.2.pdf (827 KB) (pdf)
- BNE NPR PIR ToR_FINAL_changes tracked from v0.2 (2).pdf (368 KB) (pdf)
- BNE NPR PIR ToR_v0.2_for public comment_no markup.pdf (669 KB) (pdf)
- BNE NPR PIR ToR_v0.2_for public comment_mark-up.pdf (597 KB) (pdf)
- BNE NPR PIR ToR_v0.1 _Review of community feedback.pdf (1.14 MB) (pdf)
- PIR ToR v0.1 for public comment - July 2021 (521 KB) (pdf)
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ToR Community Meetings
- Brisbane PIR Community Meetings (Nov 21)_Online Q&A.pdf (689 KB) (pdf)
- 23-10-21 community meeting - Brisbane PIR - Draft TOR Presentation.pdf (3.7 MB) (pdf)
- 18_10_21 - community meeting - Brisbane PIR Presentation (3.64 MB) (pdf)
- 15-10-21 community meeting - Brisbane PIR - Draft TOR presentation (3.65 MB) (pdf)
- 13-10-21 community meeting - Brisbane PIR - Draft TOR presentation (6.78 MB) (pdf)
- Brisbane Aiport runway operations optimisation and PIR (March 2021).pdf (378 KB) (pdf)
- PIR Factsheet - July 2021 (210 KB) (pdf)
Brisbane PIR FAQs
- What is the purpose of the PIR?
- What will be covered in the PIR?
- How long will the PIR process take?
- Why will the process take so long?
- Why are you doing a two phase PIR?
- Will the PIR redesign the flight paths?
- What capacity are the runways operating at currently?
- Will we have to wait up to 18 months for changes to be implemented?
- How can the community contribute to the Review?
- What are the main changes or alternatives that will be considered?
- How will the suggested alternatives be assessed?
- What are the different roles and responsibilities?
- Where can I find a copy of the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman Report on Brisbane flight path changes?